It was the USS Maine. it was blown up in the <span>Havana Harbor on Feb 15, 1898</span>
Answer:they did not want to centrialize authority because they did not want to get taxed like crazy again like when they were getting ruled by Britain
Explanation:
The Enlightenment was an era where people started realizing that they had (human) rights, realized that the monarchy + aristrocrats/ rich ppl in general shouldn't do whatever they wanted to do (like kill a bunch of ppl for saying smth against the Crown's beliefs), realized that they are capable of believing and doing something more than just living as a peasant.
The French had really sucky monarchs (like King Louis the Thirteenth), and frankly, they were sick of living in famine and poverty, so it was kinda like being in the right place and at the right time-- they overthrew their monarchy, now aware that they had these rights (inspired by the Enlightenment). "Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité" was the slogan. Liberty, Equality, Brotherhood = everything the monarchy wasn't.
There has been no clear answer to this, and it depends on who has the power in the government at the time. It has been done before, but today, it might not be allowed because there has will be much controversy. But it can be done.